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Neoschongastia

noun
Neo·​schon·​gas·​tia | \ ¦nē(ˌ)ōˌshän¦gastēə\

Definition of Neoschongastia

: a genus of trombiculid mites parasitic in their larval stage on poultry

History and Etymology for Neoschongastia

New Latin, from ne- + Schongastia, genus of Arachnida, probably from the name Schöngast + New Latin -ia

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